Smith, Salazar introduce new legislation with robust economic sanctions to combat Ortega's crackdown on religious freedom in Nicaragua
January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Amid the ongoing crackdown on the Catholic Church and religious freedom in Nicaragua by dictator Daniel Ortega, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) today introduced new legislation--the Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2024 (HR 6954)--that would impose serious economic sanctions targeting the Ortega-Murillo regime for its egregious huma . . .
Amid the ongoing crackdown on the Catholic Church and religious freedom in Nicaragua by dictator Daniel Ortega, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) today introduced new legislation--the Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2024 (HR 6954)--that would impose serious economic sanctions targeting the Ortega-Murillo regime for its egregious huma . . .